lunes, 16 de abril de 2012

Mediterranean sun dried tomato bread

The best bread I ever ate was Éric Kayser's tomato bread. You just needed nothing else to take with it, so tasty and nutritious it was. Since I had that bread some years ago, I've been thinking about preparing my own tomatoe bread. Finally, the moment came last weekend. I prepared this recipe from Dan Lepard's white leaven bread but adding some Spanish olive oil and sun dried tomatoes. I love the result, with that tasty and moist crumb. And it was a great success at the office too.

First fermentation took about three hours and a half, with one folding. After shaping in a big loaf, the dough rested for another four hours. I baked it for 60 minutes and after that cooled it on a rack. Well, it's not the bread you need when you are in a hurry, but waiting is worth it.